1949 Stanford Indians football team
1949 Stanford Indians football | |
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Pineapple Bowl champion | |
Pineapple Bowl, W 74–20 vs. Hawaii | |
Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
1949 record | 7–3–1 (4–2 PCC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
1949 Pacific Coast Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 California $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1949 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1949 college football season. Stanford was led by fifth-year head coach Marchmont Schwartz. The team was a member of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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September 17 | San Jose State* | W 49–0 | ||
September 24 | Harvard* |
| W 44–0 | |
October 1 | Michigan* |
| L 7–27 | |
October 8 | No. 18 UCLA |
| L 7–14 | |
October 15 | at Washington |
| W 40–0 | |
October 22 | Oregon State |
| W 27–7 | |
October 29 | Santa Clara* |
| T 7–7 | |
November 5 | at No. 12 USC |
| W 34–13 | |
November 12 | Idaho | No. 17 |
| W 63–0 |
November 19 | No. 3 California | No. 12 |
| L 14–33 |
January 2, 1950 | vs. Hawaii* |
| W 74–20 | |
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Game summaries[]
Harvard[]
This season marked the only time that Stanford and Harvard played each other, with the Indians winning handily, 44–0. It was Harvard's second-ever West Coast game, after their victory in 1920 Rose Bowl.[1] A second game, to be played at Harvard Stadium, was scheduled for the 1950 season, but was canceled by Harvard to lighten what was characterized as a "far too heavy" schedule."[2]
California[]
In the Big Game, California was ranked #3 and had gone to the Rose Bowl the previous season. Stanford came into the game with one conference loss; a win over Cal would have given them a tie for the conference championship and a possible bid to the Rose Bowl. But although the Indians managed a 7–6 halftime lead, the Bears took control in the second half, going on to win 33–14 and securing a return to the Rose Bowl.[3][4]
Pineapple Bowl[]
Stanford was invited to the Pineapple Bowl following the season.[5] As this bowl always matched Hawaii against a mainland team, Stanford does not count the game as a postseason bowl. Stanford jumped out to a 20-point first quarter lead, and tacked on six fourth quarter touchdowns to win handily, 74–20.[6]
Players drafted by the NFL[]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Back | 18 | 232 | Chicago Bears | |
Bill DeYoung | Back | 24 | 302 | New York Yanks |
References[]
- ^ "'49 football season starts at Stanford". The Harvard Crimson. October 13, 1948.
- ^ "College cancels football game with Stanford". The Harvard Crimson. February 15, 1950.
- ^ "Cal rocks Stanford 33–14 to gain Rose Bowl rerun". Eugene Register-Guard. November 20, 1949. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1949–1953". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "Stanford team in bowl tussle". Eugene Register-Guard. November 20, 1949. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "Stanford mauls Hawaii U 74–20 in Pineapple tilt". Eugene Register-Guard. January 3, 1950. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "1950 NFL Draft". Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- 1949 Pacific Coast Conference football season
- Stanford Cardinal football seasons
- Pineapple Bowl champion seasons
- 1949 in sports in California